BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Were you injured?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	704	296	39.2	33.9-44.8	408	60.8	55.2-66.1
GENDER
Male	217	71	30.0	21.8-39.7	146	70.0	60.3-78.2
Female	487	225	45.6	39.3-52.1	262	54.4	47.9-60.7
RACE
White	554	240	40.4	34.3-46.8	314	59.6	53.2-65.7
African American	117	41	34.2	23.1-47.4	76	65.8	52.6-76.9
Asian	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	24	11	43.6	19.4-71.3	13	56.4	28.7-80.6
Other Minorities	8	3	19.4	4.1-57.4	5	80.6	42.6-95.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	12	4	44.6	12.8-81.4	8	55.4	18.6-87.2
-English Speaking	11	4	53.2	16.9-86.4	7	46.8	13.6-83.1
-Spanish Speaking	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	692	292	39.2	33.8-44.8	400	60.8	55.2-66.2
AGE
45-54	218	104	41.1	30.9-52.1	114	58.9	47.9-69.1
55-64	174	79	44.1	33.7-55.1	95	55.9	44.9-66.3
65-74	150	47	27.0	18.1-38.1	103	73.0	61.9-81.9
75+	162	66	42.1	31.9-53.0	96	57.9	47.0-68.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	184	77	42.9	32.9-53.5	107	57.1	46.5-67.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	201	80	39.1	29.4-49.8	121	60.9	50.2-70.6
Some Post-H.S.	148	68	44.0	32.5-56.2	80	56.0	43.8-67.5
College Graduate	170	71	30.9	21.9-41.8	99	69.1	58.2-78.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	134	63	45.3	34.3-56.8	71	54.7	43.2-65.7
$15,000- 24,999	123	43	24.2	15.7-35.3	80	75.8	64.7-84.3
$25,000- 34,999	56	25	42.7	25.1-62.3	31	57.3	37.7-74.9
$35,000- 49,999	70	29	38.7	24.2-55.5	41	61.3	44.5-75.8
$50,000-74,999	64	29	45.7	29.5-62.8	35	54.3	37.2-70.5
$75,000+	55	31	36.6	19.1-58.4	24	63.4	41.6-80.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	32	16	46.4	28.4-65.4	16	53.6	34.6-71.6
Guilford	29	12	45.9	26.8-66.3	17	54.1	33.7-73.2
Mecklenburg	29	13	39.6	22.3-59.9	16	60.4	40.1-77.7
Orange	29	16	49.9	30.9-68.9	13	50.1	31.1-69.1
Wake	16	3	16.6	4.4-46.1	13	83.4	53.9-95.6
Chatham/Lee	26	7	32.5	15.8-55.2	19	67.5	44.8-84.2
Nash/Wilson	34	17	37.1	21.4-56.1	17	62.9	43.9-78.6
Craven/Pamlico	30	10	37.8	21.0-58.1	20	62.2	41.9-79.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	37	16	66.6	43.1-84.0	21	33.4	16.0-56.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	40	22	49.1	32.6-65.8	18	50.9	34.2-67.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	40	22	57.6	38.8-74.4	18	42.4	25.6-61.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	37	11	27.7	15.4-44.6	26	72.3	55.4-84.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	39	21	51.6	34.9-68.0	18	48.4	32.0-65.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	30	13	53.2	32.3-73.0	17	46.8	27.0-67.7
Northeast NC I	34	13	37.3	21.8-56.0	21	62.7	44.0-78.2
Northeast NC II	40	17	43.0	26.9-60.6	23	57.0	39.4-73.1
Northeastern Partnership	74	30	41.0	28.8-54.4	44	59.0	45.6-71.2
Mountain AHEC	122	51	46.1	34.6-58.0	71	53.9	42.0-65.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	243	102	40.4	30.9-50.7	141	59.6	49.3-69.1
Piedmont	272	111	38.3	30.6-46.6	161	61.7	53.4-69.4
Western NC	189	83	39.7	29.0-51.5	106	60.3	48.5-71.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

704

296

39.2

33.9-44.8

408

60.8

55.2-66.1

GENDER

Male

217

30.0

21.8-39.7

146

70.0

60.3-78.2

Female

487

225

45.6

39.3-52.1

262

54.4

47.9-60.7

RACE

White

554

240

40.4

34.3-46.8

314

59.6

53.2-65.7

African American

117

34.2

23.1-47.4

65.8

52.6-76.9

Asian

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

43.6

19.4-71.3

56.4

28.7-80.6

Other Minorities

19.4

4.1-57.4

80.6

42.6-95.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

44.6

12.8-81.4

55.4

18.6-87.2

-English Speaking

53.2

16.9-86.4

46.8

13.6-83.1

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

692

292

39.2

33.8-44.8

400

60.8

55.2-66.2

AGE

45-54

218

104

41.1

30.9-52.1

114

58.9

47.9-69.1

55-64

174

44.1

33.7-55.1

55.9

44.9-66.3

65-74

150

27.0

18.1-38.1

103

73.0

61.9-81.9

75+

162

42.1

31.9-53.0

57.9

47.0-68.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

184

42.9

32.9-53.5

107

57.1

46.5-67.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

201

39.1

29.4-49.8

121

60.9

50.2-70.6

Some Post-H.S.

148

44.0

32.5-56.2

56.0

43.8-67.5

College Graduate

170

30.9

21.9-41.8

69.1

58.2-78.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

134

45.3

34.3-56.8

54.7

43.2-65.7

$15,000- 24,999

123

24.2

15.7-35.3

75.8

64.7-84.3

$25,000- 34,999

42.7

25.1-62.3

57.3

37.7-74.9

$35,000- 49,999

38.7

24.2-55.5

61.3

44.5-75.8

$50,000-74,999

45.7

29.5-62.8

54.3

37.2-70.5

$75,000+

36.6

19.1-58.4

63.4

41.6-80.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

46.4

28.4-65.4

53.6

34.6-71.6

Guilford

45.9

26.8-66.3

54.1

33.7-73.2

Mecklenburg

39.6

22.3-59.9

60.4

40.1-77.7

Orange

49.9

30.9-68.9

50.1

31.1-69.1

Wake

16.6

4.4-46.1

83.4

53.9-95.6

Chatham/Lee

32.5

15.8-55.2

67.5

44.8-84.2

Nash/Wilson

37.1

21.4-56.1

62.9

43.9-78.6

Craven/Pamlico

37.8

21.0-58.1

62.2

41.9-79.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

66.6

43.1-84.0

33.4

16.0-56.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

49.1

32.6-65.8

50.9

34.2-67.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

57.6

38.8-74.4

42.4

25.6-61.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

27.7

15.4-44.6

72.3

55.4-84.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

51.6

34.9-68.0

48.4

32.0-65.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

53.2

32.3-73.0

46.8

27.0-67.7

Northeast NC I

37.3

21.8-56.0

62.7

44.0-78.2

Northeast NC II

43.0

26.9-60.6

57.0

39.4-73.1

Northeastern Partnership

41.0

28.8-54.4

59.0

45.6-71.2

Mountain AHEC

122

46.1

34.6-58.0

53.9

42.0-65.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

243

102

40.4

30.9-50.7

141

59.6

49.3-69.1

Piedmont

272

111

38.3

30.6-46.6

161

61.7

53.4-69.4

Western NC

189

39.7

29.0-51.5

106

60.3

48.5-71.0

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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*This question was asked of respondents ages 45 or older and had a recent fall.

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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